There were fulsome speeches from tl German commander and his staff, gracious responses from Kan and his wife.

Hudson burbles through a gracious response and then Fawn pounces with his coup de grace; the thing he really, really wants to say.

I'm with DanS and PK-what on earth did your very gracious and considerate response do to make him turn on you like that?

He accepted the child as God's gracious response to his fervent prayer for an heir to his throne.

We would make gracious responses to ridiculous inquiries: What is it like to come home?

"That gracious and witty response," Mr. Hodsoll said, "was perfectly in keeping with the character expressed in Richard Wilbur's poetry."

I shrugged, then realized that was not a gracious response to a compliment.

Elizabeth's open and gracious responses endeared her to the spectators, who were "wonderfully ravished".

Choice is the most gracious response to dietary restrictions.

There you may put questions to Dhrun himself, and he will surely give you a gracious response.